Hi all!
If braking is worrisome to you with stock Spit brakes, you can always
swap your Spit brakes for GT6 brakes, which are larger, and a common
swap for racers/autocrossers. I believe you need to swap the entire
axle unit, but it's a bolt-on if you do it that way. My race car has
GT6 brakes, and it does make a difference.
Just FYI!
Keep Triumphing,
Susan :)
"James F. Libecco" wrote:
>
> >===== Original Message From "Dean Dashwood" <Dean.Dashwood@enron.com> =====
> >Gang,
> >
> >Installing servos will not improve the performance of your braking, it will
> only
> >mean that you require less pedal pressure to get the same performance.
> >
> >Personally, I find the stock brakes on a Spit more than adequate - with
> effort,
> >I can get them to lock up at 30mph on a dry road. Improving them any more
> will
> >only make them lock up easier. Of course, this doesn't apply if you're
> racing
> >your Spit - in that case upgrading to GT6 brakes would probably be
> worthwhile,
> >IM(V)HO.
> >
> >Dean
> >------------
> >
> >
> >
> >Right you are, Jeff. Didn't think about that. Anybody ever run one of those?
> >I don't know much about them. Do they rob some power?
> I agree Dean, that the Spitfire brakes should be adequate and adding a assist
> feature would be less than necessary. I think my biggest concern is immediacy
> of braking, which increased pressures won't fix. The big change I need is
> better shoes (brake shoes, my floor boards are now solid...) and SS lines.
> This would do the trick, although a bias valve would be nice to slip into the
> system somewhere...
>
> jim
>
> >
>
> >Tom Shirley - Chattanooga, TN
> >http://www.geocities.com/baddogracing/
> >
> >- ----- Original Message -----
> >From: Jeff McNeal <jmcneal@ohms.com>
> >To: Tom Shirley <tshirley@vol.com>; James F. Libecco <jfl@neoucom.edu>
> >Cc: Spitfire List <spitfires@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Sunday, April 23, 2000 2:09 PM
> >Subject: Re: master cylinder exchange
> >
> >
> >> How about those brake servo kits that I see being advertised in some of
> >the
> >> catalogs? Doesn't that in effect, provide you with "power" assisted
> >> braking?
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >>
> >> Jeff in San Diego
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